March 18, 2013

london baby!

on wednesday
the 20th of february i embarked on a journey that had been in the pipeline for
just over 7 months. it was a decision that
had been made the day i arrived back in australia after my 3 week holiday in europe
in the summer of 2012. i left behind my british family, my two best friends and
a delicious dutchman. as my plane landed in australia last year, i was immediately overcome with sadness and i knew i couldn’t wait much longer before i was reunited with them again. the
moment my nanny kit told me she wished i was staying in england, i had my heart
set on returning as soon as possible. nothing in the following 7 months was to
change that way of thinking. as time passed and the dutchman was becoming more
and more important to me, i knew i had met someone incredible and for a very good reason. taking a leap of
faith and letting my heart do the talking, we both decided that me moving to rotterdam seemed to be the path to take. i felt that my life was coming to a
cross road in brisbane and the time was now if i was going to embark on a
daring adventure. i booked a one way ticket, quit my job and packed up my life. i filled a 27 kilo suitcase, a compact carry on case of 7 kilos and a small hand
bag and off i flew to london. three flights and 24 hours later, i landed in the uk and immediately, it felt like home. temperatures didn’t rise above 10 degrees (a much welcomed change from queensland’s
humidity), i stocked up on tights in every colour i could find, hit my
favourite stores (anthropologie, h&m and liberty), spent time with my family
and best friend, drank tea with my nanny and had a beautiful week settling in
to the european way of life. chatting to the dutchman every day and feeling more
sure than ever, i was still so eager to give living in rotterdam a go. on friday
the 1st of march i met him in brussels after nearly 8
months apart. that was almost 3 weeks ago and i haven’t regretted my move for a second. i have so much to share
with you and so many posts planned that include a baked good and vintage treasure
tour of this beautiful city, the incredible artfilled experience that was museumnacht, my sunny spring day spent in amsterdam and just how in love i am with the charming town of delft. i will leave my
thoughts on rotterdam for the next post, but wanted to stop in, share some london
love and thank you for the overwhelming love and support many of you have shown
over the past few weeks. it never goes unnoticed and deeply inspires me to
share my stories. for now though, much love from holland.

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i'm Laura...

an australian cake baker & sweet treat maker living in rotterdam. in 2013 i followed my heart to holland and now spend my days baking (#nevernotbaking) and dreaming up new recipes. send me an email or hit me up on IG if you'd like to collaborate or have me bake you something!

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